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For this oil might have been sold for more than 300 denarii and given to the poor." And they began to scold her.
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Then Jesus said, "Leave her alone. Why are you bothering her? She has done a noble thing for Me.
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You always have the poor with you, and you can do good for them whenever you want, but you do not always have Me.
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She has done what she could; she has anointed My body in advance for burial.
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I assure you: Wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told in memory of her."
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Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to hand Him over to them.
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And when they heard this, they were glad and promised to give him silver. So he started looking for a good opportunity to betray Him.
Preparation for Passover
12 On the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrifice the Passover lamb, His disciples asked Him, "Where do You want us to go and prepare the Passover so You may eat it?"
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So He sent two of His disciples and told them, "Go into the city, and a man carrying a water jug will meet you. Follow him.
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Wherever he enters, tell the owner of the house, 'The Teacher says, "Where is the guest room for Me to eat the Passover with My disciples?" '
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He will show you a large room upstairs, furnished and ready. Make the preparations for us there."